Jose Antonio Machado
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In this Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 photo, Jose Antonio Machado is shown at his home in Miami. "I kind of need my mom," he says. "I should be able to hug her like everybody else." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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In this Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 photo, Jose Antonio Machado cooks pasta at his home in Miami. "Jose is an abandoned child," a child law advocate wrote in the court papers that led to his placement in a foster home back in 2011. At least 5,100 children whose parents are either in detention, or already deported, live in foster care today, according to one estimate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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In this July 31, 2013 photo, Jose Antonio Machado sits in the middle of a Wal-Mart floor in Miami demanding Florida's governor answer questions on immigration reforms. His foster mother, Jolie Bogorad, remembers him writing speeches and debating how the immigration system should be reformed. He started going to activist meetings, sometimes waking at 4 a.m. to attend weekend gatherings. Within a year, Jose was a policy analyst for a state immigration network. He showed up at protests, leading chants and sharing his story. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - In this Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 photo, Jose Antonio Machado is shown at his home in Miami. "I kind of need my mom," he says. "I should be able to hug her like everybody else." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - In this Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 photo, Jose Antonio Machado cooks pasta at his home in Miami. "Jose is an abandoned child," a child law advocate wrote in the court papers that led to his placement in a foster home back in 2011. At least 5,100 children whose parents are either in detention, or already deported, live in foster care today, according to one estimate. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - In this July 31, 2013 photo, Jose Antonio Machado sits in the middle of a Miami Walmart floor demanding Florida's governor answer questions on immigration reforms. His foster mother, Jolie Bogorad, remembers him writing speeches and debating how the immigration system should be reformed. He started going to activist meetings, sometimes waking at 4 a.m. to attend weekend gatherings. Within a year, Jose was a policy analyst for a state immigration network. He showed up at protests, leading chants and sharing his story. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
